Harvard to Offer Entrepreneurship Program
From: Inc.com |
Harvard Business School has created an executive education program for entrepreneurs seeking to launch a start-up, school officials said this week.Launching New Ventures: Jump-Starting Innovation for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners is an open-enrollment program taking place on Harvard’s Boston campus between Sept. 30 and Oct. 5. The program is designed to examine the challenges and risks associated with launching a start-up, offering students guidance into making sound investment and management decisions, organizational skills for growing a business, and leadership skills required to maintain a successful enterprise.
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Corra loves this idea. In the face or large, corporate America the startup truly symbolizes the American spirit. And now one of the best schools in the country is providing courses in one of the best ideas this nation has called its own.
Start ups are risky ventures, needless to say. Its intrepid entrepreneurs must be prepared to pay attention to everything, including who you hire. In an existing company, you can afford to take a hit when you hire the wrong person. In a start up you don’t have that kind of margin.
Make sure as a start up you have a pre-employment screening program. Be sure to run a criminal background check, and if the person has access to your sensitive databases and proprietary information, run a credit check as well. conduct an education verification to be sure your candidate’s degree isn’t mythical. And run a DMV Report if your candidate is doing any driving.
Check them out before you hire.
